Honey Teriyaki Mini Meatloaves & Noodle Toss

This was a super fast and easy recipe--I left out the green onion and just added some honey and Teriyaki sauce to regular BBQ sauce because I didn't have any Honey BBQ sauce--it worked just fine.

1 1/2 ground beef
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
3/4 cup Honey Teriyaki BBQ sauce
1 egg
1/4 tsp pepper

Noodle Toss:
1 (16 oz) pkg frozen oriental veggie mix
2 cups water
2 pkgs Oriental flavored Top Ramen
1/4 cup green onion
3 Tbsp. Honey Teriyaki BBQ sauce

Preheat oven to 400. In large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, 1/2 cup BBQ sauce, egg, and pepper. Mix lightly but thoroughly. Place approx. 1/4 cup beef mixture into each of 12 medium muffin cups (no liners, just in the pan) pressing lightly. Spread remaining 1/4 cup sauce over tops. Bake 20-30 minutes until centers are no longer pink.
MEANWHILE, prepare noodle toss: in 10 in skillet, combine veggies, water, noodles (broken in several pieces) and seasoning packet from 1 package of noodles. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer 2-4 minutes or until noodles are tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in green onions and BBQ sauce.
Remove meat loaves from pan; serve with noodles

Pasta Salad

There is nothing really special about this recipe, but I let my kids help make it and they really liked it. I even used it as a main dish and it was a nice light summer meal.

1 bag tri-colored pasta, boiled, drained
2 Med tomatoes-cut up
1/2 cucumber cut in chunks
1 can sliced olives
1 cup grated cheese
1 cup grated carrots
1/2 bottle Italian dressing
1/2 bottle Ranch dressing
2 chicken breasts, boiled, cup up

Mix everything and enjoy--I altered this a bit and left out the carrots and added mushrooms. It made a huge batch, so unless you have a large family or are making it for a pot luck you could probably cut it in half.